Fredeeick theophilus aikins



(No Model.)

F. T. AIKINS.

MUGILAGE SGRAPER.

No. 448,492. Patented Mar. 17, 1891.

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TTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK THEOPI-IILUS AIKINS, OF TORONTO, CANADA. il

MUCILAG-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 448,492, dated March 17, 1891.

Application iiled September 6, 1890. Serial No. 364,160. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK THEOPHILT'JS AIKINS, accountant, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Oanada, have invented a certain new and Improved Device for Removing Surplus Mucilage from a Mucilage-Brush, ot which the following is a speciiication.

The object of the invention is to make a simple device which may be detachably connected to any mucilage-bottle, and which by gentle pressure will remove any superiiuous mucilage from the mucilage-brush as it is withdrawn from the bottle; and it consists, essentially, of a piece of spring sheet metal formed to tit into the mouth of the bottle and having two fingers extending from it, with a jaw formed on the end of each iinger, the sheet metal being shaped so as to bring the jaws squarely opposite to each other, and the fingers set so that` their spring action shall force the jaws together with sucient force to remove any superfluous mucilage on a brush drawn between them, substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure l is a view of a mucilage-bottle provided with my attachment. Figs. 2, 3, Il, 5, and`6 are perspective details showing alternative forms of the attachment.

Although I prefer to make my attachment out of a single piece of sheet metal, it might readily be made in more than one piece joined together, and any kind of spring metal would answer the purpose.

In the drawings, A represents the bottle, and B a strip of sheet metal shaped to iit into the neck on mouth of the bottle and having sufficient spring-pressure to retain it in position. Two iingers O extend from the strip B and on the end of each linger a jaw D is formed. It will be observed that at the point where the fingers O join the strip B the said strip is set inwardly, so as to bring the iingers and jaws D squarely opposite to each other. Of course this set would not be necessary if the jaws were brought exactly in the center of the bottle A; but I prefer to have the jaws D nearer the side of the bottle, and consequently the set mentioned is necessary and important. It Awill also be observed that in each of the alternative forms shown the fingers O are shaped so that the brush will not come in contact with them while being drawn between the jaws. One end of one of the jaws D has a flange a formed on it to abut against the interior of the neck of the bottle A and against which the end of the other jaw abuts. In this way the bottle acts as a stop to allow the brush to be slipped between the jaws Without pushing the device out of position. The other ends b ot these jaws are bent outwardly, so as'to permit the ready insertion of the brush between the said jaws.

From this description and on examination of the drawings it will be seen that superfluous mucilage may be easily and quickly removed without fear of injuring the mucilagebrush, and as the attachment is readily removed from the bottle it is easy to keep it clean.

What I claim as my invention isl. A strip of metal B, detachably connected to the neck of a bottle'A and having fingers C extending from it, jaws D being formed on the ends of the said fingers, which fingers areA set so that the tension of their spring shall cause the jaws to press elastically toward each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A strip of metal B, detachably connected to the neck of a bottle A and having lingers O extending from it, jaws D being formed on the ends of the said tingers, which lingers are set so as to leave a space between them and cause the jaws to press elastically toward each other, substantially as and for the purpose specined.

3. A strip of metal B, detachably connected to the neck of a bottle A and having fingers C extending from it, jaws D being formed on the ends of the said fingers, the strip B at its connection with the linger O being set inwardly, so as to bring the jaws B squarely opposite to each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, August 2l, 1890.

FREDERICK 'IIIEOPHILUS AIKINS.

In presence of- CHARLES C. BALDWIN, W. G. MCMILLAN. 

